Patrol investigates seven crashes, including rollover on I-77, during Sunday's snow
The Cambridge post of the State Highway Patrol reported handling seven accidents locally, as snow fell from late Sunday morning throughout the afternoon and into the early nighttime hours, including one that involved a North Carolina man.
He suffered minor injuries when the pickup truck he was driving overturned on Interstate 77 Sunday afternoon.
Aaron Blanchette, 35, of Fayetteville suffered a laceration to his head and other injuries just after noon when the Ford F-150 he was driving slid off the interstate and struck an embankment before overturning.
Blanchette was treated at the scene by medical personnel from the Newcomerstown Fire Department and first responders from the Liberty Community Volunteer Fire Department.
He refused transport to a local hospital for further treatment.
The patrol reported Blanchette was southbound on I-77 near mile post 59 in northern Guernsey County when he lost control of the Ford truck.
The initial caller to the Guernsey County 911 Dispatch Center reported Blanchette was still inside the truck. Several minutes later, a dispatcher advised he was out of the Ford and sitting in another motorist's vehicle.
Air bags deployed during the crash and Blanchette was wearing a safety belt, according to the patrol.
The heavily-damaged F-150 truck was towed from the scene.
Blanchette was cited for failure to maintain reasonable control over the vehicle.
None of the other accidents investigated by the patrol's Cambridge post on Sunday resulted in serious injuries.
Other accidents reported to the county's 911 Dispatch Center included:
12:39 p.m., a 2009 Hummer overturned and came to rest in a ditch on West Road south of New Concord. No injuries reported.
1:46 p.m., vehicle in a ditch on Salem Road. No injuries reported.
1:55 p.m., vehicle in a ditch on Sugartree Road. No injuries reported.
4:28 p.m., vehicle over an embankment on Bloomfield Road. No injuries reported.
6:17 p.m., Malibu in the median on Interstate 70. No injuries reported.
Guernsey County sheriff's deputies also investigated a vehicle in a ditch on Sequoia Drive in Byesville after a local tow company received a direct call regarding the accident. No injuries were reported.
Guernsey County remained under a Level 1 snow emergency with an additional 1 to 3 inches of snow forecast for the region Monday. Snow is forecast to being just before noon and continue throughout the day with less than an inch overnight.
A Level 1 emergency means roadways are hazardous with blowing and drifting snow. Roads may also be icy.
Motorists are urged to drive very cautiously.
Extremely low temperatures are also forecast for the area with four of the next five nights in single digits and highs in the low 20s during the day. A 50% change of snow is forecast for Friday with accumulation of an inch or less.
The Cambridge, East Guernsey and Rolling Hills school districts in Guernsey County remained closed Monday.
In Noble County, the Caldwell and Noble Local districts were closed for in-person classes with remote or blended learning taking place.
Road conditions provided by the Ohio Department of Transportation is available at https://ohgo.com.
This article originally appeared on The Daily Jeffersonian: Ohio patrol: I-77 rollover among Guernsey crashes during Sunday's snow
